PAKISTAN VETERINARY JOURNAL

Pak Vet J, 2017, 37(1): 105-107

Seroprevalence of Theileria Infection in Goats in Hubei Province, China based on Circulating Antibodies

Houqiang Luo^1§*, Kun Li^2,§, Hui Zhang², Yanfang Lan², Ping Gan³ , Xiong Xiong^2,4, Haigang Wu⁵ and Jiaxiang Wang^6*

¹Animal Science Department, Wenzhou Vocational College of Science and Technology, Wenzhou 325006, People’s Republic of China; ²College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China; ³Jiangxi Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330096, People’s Republic of China; ⁴Animal husbandry technology extending stations, Yichang 443000, People’s Republic of China; ⁵College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, Xinyang, Henan, 464000, People’s Republic of China; ⁶College of Animal Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, People's Republic of China
*Corresponding author: chviolet@tom.com (HQL); wangjiaxiang1109@163.com (JXW)

Abstract

The word-wildly spread Theileria, is an economical important parasite to sheep and goats production. However, a little is known about whether goats in Hubei province are exposed to Theileriosis. Therefore, a survey was conducted to investigate the prevalence of Theileria infection in goats in Hubei province, China. A total 912 and 1047 serum samples were collected in 2014 and 2015, respectively and were assayed for Theileria antibodies by ELISA. The results showed that the prevalence was 17.0 and 21.8% in 2014 and 2015, respectively, which had revealed a growing trend of Theileriosis infection in goats in Hubei province.

Key words: ELISA, Goat, Prevalence, Theileria

Abstract

ISSN 0253-8318 (Print)ISSN 2074-7764 (Online)

ISSN 0253-8318 (Print)
ISSN 2074-7764 (Online)